I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Ancera (Dale City, VA) in Jan 2025
Interview
1. Call with Director of Software Engineering -- The interviewer was great and knowledgeable. Unfortunately, the position does not match the responsibilities. They are actually looking for a hands on Principal Engineer, not a Sr. DevOps Engineer, and they want to underpay this person about $50K - $85K from market rate. They expect 24/7 availability and for the person to do the responsibilities of 3-4 different people. Told them that I would not be interested at that rate unless they dropped the requirements for the position to an actual Sr. DevOps or they increased the pay to match a proper Principal Engineer. They told me they were not willing to pay more or drop the asks.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Experience, Leading and mentoring, designing CI/CD processes and cloud infrastructure. Analyzing and defining best technology tools for the company. Define a high level plan and strategy for the business.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Ancera
Interview
Neutral to the point and no dress code required.
2 rounds of interview and ready to wear many hats for job as it is a start up.
Overall good work environment.
Clear and concise interviewing. Clear with intent and job description as well as availability for questions and inquiry from interviewee. Often works with recruiters, quick turn around for response or offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What experience do you have with microbiology techniques?